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Erin Engels Joins IU McKinney as Director of Academic and Bar Success
10/19/2023
Erin Engels, J.D. ’99, has joined IU McKinney as director of Academic and Bar Success. She began her work at the law school in June 2023. Engels will be working with students to improve the transition to law school and to increase bar passage rates. She will also work with faculty to prepare students for the proposed NextGen Bar Exam.
Engels is no stranger to IUPUI. She served as the prelaw advisor and director of paralegal studies on the IU Indianapolis campus for 15 years before joining the staff at IU McKinney.
Engels’s research areas include effective program design, active learning techniques, critical thinking, and integrating employability qualities into academics. She previously taught courses in Introduction to Law, Legal Research and Writing, Advanced Research and Writing, Judicial Politics, and Estate Law.
Engels was previously a solo practitioner in Pittsboro, Indiana. Her practice areas included estate planning, business planning and representation and non-profit corporation representation. She currently serves as chairwoman of the Board of Trustees for Hendricks Regional Health in Danville, Indiana.
